AL East Preview: Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees

The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Yankee Stadium.

James Shields will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Righthander Shields is 15-11 this season with a 2.78 ERA.

Shields’s opponent in this one will be CC Sabathia. The Yankees lefthander has a 3.01 ERA to go along with a 19-8 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 142-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.

Tampa Bay was a 5-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Yankees. They lost as +142 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.

Current streak:
New York has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Tampa Bay: 85-68 SU
New York: 93-60 SU

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
NY Yankees are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees’s last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games